The world's longest-lasting light bulb has been burning for nearly 120 years. Here are 10 household items that lasted way longer than you'd think.

A General Electric fridge from the 1930s was found still working in a New York home.Schenectady Museum; Hall of Electrical History Foundation/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

• You'd feel lucky if you got 10 years out of your household appliances these days, but some have been ticking along for much, much longer.
• A 97-year-old General Electric stove continues to cook for a family in New York.
• More than a century after it was made by a Massachusetts company, a discarded but still-working vacuum cleaner was found in England.
• The Livermore Centennial Light Bulb has been illuminating a California firehouse since 1901.
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A National Association of Homebuilders study found that the average appliance lasts fewer than 15 years, but it turns out that some have been ticking along for much, much longer.

A 97-year-old stove continues to cook for a family in Long Island, New York, while a microwave in England was still going strong after 150,000 meals. But they have nothing on a clock that is still striking a bell every hour — more than 600 years after it was made.

Here are 10 appliances and everyday household items that lasted way longer than you'd expect.